Friday 24 September 1976 · Luanda, Angola
Śukravāra. Pratipadā began at 20:558:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:315:31 PM.
Observed here on this day
Pratipadā covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:565:56 AM
Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:147:14 AM
Kiṃstughna gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:5911:59 AM
The Sun 82° above N. Day length 12 h 07 m.
sunrise to sunrise
The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.
Day sunrise to sunset
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
05:565:56 AM to 29:555:55 AM+1
Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Pratipadā | 17:315:31 PM | Dvitīyā |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 22:3110:31 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 24:54 00:5412:54 AM Sat | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Kiṃstughna | 07:147:14 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:55 05:555:55 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:085:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:444:44 AM | 05:565:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:565:56 AM | 08:218:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:267:26 AM | 08:578:57 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:218:21 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:218:21 AM | 09:099:09 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:388:38 AM | 10:0310:03 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:2810:28 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3511:35 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3511:35 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:121:12 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:121:12 PM | 15:373:37 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:002:00 PM | 14:492:49 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:013:01 PM | 16:324:32 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:373:37 PM | 18:036:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:115:11 PM | 18:366:36 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:036:03 PM | 19:387:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:036:03 PM | 18:266:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:036:03 PM | 19:147:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3511:35 PM | 24:2312:23 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:385:38 AM+1 | 31:047:04 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |